New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-08
tNEw-YoRK, DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY MARCH g. 1857

information upon which he drew and only those WHO
him In familiar Intercourse were awalS ., hin 70
kno of the things and processes winch peonE
civilzaton He was constantly interesting himself IN
some new matter and reading studying and exper,h ,
ing unOn Il and more than this, he was endoweu WIZ,
an Extraordinary power OF observation lie was sSu
larry inqusye and apt in the facnty OF h 1 a
tention to the manufacture ami pio ppFacssses
he bought bOSSsS 9 %ben his thought:
were finally to something else he probably knew
Wounds Those who talked with him were constantly
nmazed at the precise aud comprehensive ~
possessed Of whatever subject CHANGED 70 o u 70 which
lie knew how everything was made anu ne uscS ~, IN
It put-church bells carpet lacks; ee'ns f guns
metals and their alloys the growth Of plants. the proper
ties Of drugs and their administration Every % IA
DEVELOPMENT and every Industrial process absorbed ms
thoughts nj one time or another and 70 such degree
that he always retained large proportion OF the 10
draw at pleasure and TO any extent upon MS treasuio
house Of practical facts He was proiigai because 'o
supply was exhaustless ,.
One of the almost countless instances OF Mr. Geechers
readiness at reparce occurred few years ago on .e
tainpe on sheet of paper only the words april Fool
Mr. Beecher opened, and then delighted sme s,ou
over his face as he exclaimed: We'll! rye oiten
heard OF man writing letter and forgetting to sign II
but this is the first case OF man signing MS nao III"
forgetting to write the letter"
MR. BEEcHER's LIFE IN NUTSHELL.
The following private letter written to f. j. BOX con,
tans Mr. Beechers account Of his lie In condenser
form: 800,
PEFKskrLI, N = August Hx Ii I8s Si,1
Mr.. Box OR Boo on BSck OR AM me Of nv
"1Tst Ser mon is more nearly true than most
sorIes that are circulated OF me. NV Dio pro, r.,
enrgc wished 10 away sunday and was requested ~
him to supply pulpit Text sermon ana al aehuant
cuInstances gone from my memory except nc bio'
no doubt about that =. p-.,uohoro
VI on ampera CO when was In my junior at Anhers
College But my earliest remembered sermons were g.,
az Sorthbridre Mass where ] taught school 1Oi
three months in 1881. conducted conference meeting
almost every night and temperance address az Ip'on
WaSs whers Old Father Wood" pastor and IN MS
church In 1888 taught school IN HopkhIon
Mass and carried revival meetings every night ana
preached sundays The people plain and simple anu
fixed During the winter OF 1883 again ueh
school orthbridge and made formal sermon III
over The new store the Messrs Whitlns 1hehce
went 10 Lane Seminary near Cincinnati, and preached III
small places When 1897 rcany TO leave the sem
nary went CovngOn KY and preached IN inc TICS
hyisrian for several sundays and expected 10 10TH
church remain but call from LawrrnceDuIE,
ana was made and settled there foi Two years
and over thence ndanap polls for eight years anh ooo
ner lS47 came brooklyn. have been preaching oNeI
hfty wears and last call and settlement VIII PROV
AMY w ." ' HENRY WARD BERCnER-
To EpwAEp W. Box brooklyn.